Thunder rolled somewhere far off in the distance, a low, grumbling warning that barely registered against the five people under punishment.
"Co-Luna doesn't seem like the Alpha's favorite anymore," Diane said, that sharp little smile sitting right at the corner of her mouth as they reached the open ground at the center of the pack.
She didn't bother hiding the satisfaction she took from watching Daisy's face tighten. After all, every one of them had made the mistake of holding onto Daisy's words like they were gold, and every one of them had walked out of that gym carrying the weight of Daisy's humiliation on their backs.
Daisy stood there and felt the tears pressing in at the corners of her eyes, hot and stubborn, threatening to spill, but she locked her jaw and refused to let them fall. She would not give them that.
